>Our NAV scanning software recently found the Virus "EICAR Test String was >found". This was found on a server that I recently ran a Nessus scan >against. There is some concern among our admins that the virus was >"planted" on the server during a Nessus scan. Is that possible?...or are >the admins just looking for a way to discredit Nessus?
EICAR is not a real virus and can NOT spread. It has to be created. Check the file security and ownership and you can easily see how and when it got there. Sounds like either an attempt to discredit nessus or paranoid idiots - don't assign to malice what can more easily be explained by stupidity. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: general discussions about Nessus. * To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe nessus" in the body.
